www.nytimes.com1 month agoDigital lifeHow U.S. Farms Could Start a Bird Flu PandemicH5N1 bird flu poses an increasing risk to dairy cattle and may threaten animal and human health without urgent policy changes. [ more ]
www.bbc.com2 months agoPublic healthScientists start human testing of Marburg virus vaccineThe first in-human vaccine trial for the highly fatal Marburg virus has been initiated at the University of Oxford. The Marburg virus, akin to Ebola, lacks approved vaccines or treatments and poses a real threat of causing a pandemic. The development of a vaccine is essential due to the high fatality rate and lack of approved treatments for Marburg virus. [ more ]